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 | Title : Big Wide Grin
Author : Keb' Mo'
Release Date : 20010605
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $16.98
Amazon.com Price : $11.75
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Editorial Reviews :
Every photo included in Big Wide Grin's booklet has Keb' Mo' looking just as pleased as punch. The material on his fifth album is likewise overwhelmingly cheerful, a series of upbeat meditations on family life that, while occasionally idealized, are usually refreshingly realistic. It's this realism, the implicit understanding that families are frequently assembled out of far-flung components rather than adhering to some nuclear ideal, that makes Grin such a winner. That principle informs songs such as 'I Am Your Mother, Too,' addressed to an adopted child, and 'Color Him Father,' about the entrance of a stepparent into a family. The whole album is, in fact, a family affair, with members of Mo's family occasionally pulling background-vocal duty. Big Wide Grin is a summertime album for those still young enough to have the summer off. Fortunately, there's just enough bittersweet mixed in to keep the result from Pollyanna-hood. After all, what's the point of being reminded to count your blessings if you don't realize that that's what they are?
Buyer Reviews :
This is a great, up-beat, feel good all over CD. Keb Mo's music is very influenced by the Louisiana bayou sound (think happy Neville Brothers), and it is a joy to listen to. There isn't a weak spot on the CD, and it makes me want to get up and dance. I love that it is family-friendly --no lewd lyrics-- and the kids get a kick out of his sound as well. This CD is a winner all the way around.
(by Rebecca)
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